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WATCH: The week in perspective
Michael Avery and expert guests weigh in on SA’s economic outlook
04 June 2021 - 17:29
Two important official documents on how to better manage SA’s unruly public finances have been the National Treasury’s (NT) recent draft framework of a zero-budgeting approach to SA’s fiscal challenges and the Financial & Fiscal Commission’s (FFC) recommendations this week to the NT on the 2022 budget framework. According to the FFC, SA’s economic outlook ‘is unlike any situation experienced before’ — and says the situation requires ‘informed and strategic policy’ from decisionmakers and a commitment to make major structural changes to public finances.
Michael Avery speaks to ..
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